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Institution - Library of The Sweish Riksdag

Identification

Name: Library of The Sweish Riksdag
Institutional Description: The primary task of the Riksdag Library is to provide the Riksdag with background materials for decisions. It also offers monitoring and information retrieval services for members and officials of the Riksdag. The Riksdag Library specialises in law, political science and parliamentary documents, and is open to the public.
Country/Entity: Sweden
Name of Parliament: The Swedish Riksdag
Type of Parliament: - Parliament of a sovereign state
Number of the members of the served legislature(s): 349
Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): 0
Type of organization: Library
Types of users:
Year founded: 1851
Number of staff: 32
Website: https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/riksdagsbiblioteket/
Date update: 05/17/2023

Ifla

IFLA member?: Yes
Regional member?: Yes
Which Regional Member?:
Member of Other Association(s)?:

Address

Address (1): Sveriges riksdag
Address (2): Visiting address Storkyrkobrinken 7
Postal code: 100 12
Phone: +4687864873

Contact

Email: anders.p.olsson@riksdagen.se
Contact person:
Email contact person:
Phone contact person: +4687864873
Name Library/RC Authorities: Riksdagsbiblioteket
Email Library/RC Authorities: biblioteket@riksdagen.se

More information for questions and answers

Library information

Special collections (Indicate special collections): The Parliamentary records
Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): https://riksdagen.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=46RIKS_INST:VU1&sortby=rank&lang=sv
Does it have a legal depository?: yes
Does it offer reference services?: yes
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): yes

Research service information

Does it offer reference services?: yes (the library)
Does it have news service? (e.g. press-clippings): Yes (the library)
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): No
Does it have summaries/concise analyses of proposed legislation?: No
Does it have impact assessment?: Yes
Does it have other services?: No
Types of users:
Date update: 05/17/2023